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IMO the main constraint is compartmentalization -- i.e., a bureau under GIDS runs the Fatah-I/II, but the PAF prefers leaning on NASTP et.al? Hence, if the PAF wants an air-launched rocket, there's a risk they'll duplicate the work already in place at GIDS (e.g., by pursuing Roketsan's UAV-230...

I don't know if the capability to forge the exact steel exists right now, but from what I understand, our industry base can absorb the know-how. With the PN investing in so many ships, I think that know-how will be acquired and used.

IMO...it's doable...Israel did it with the Rampage (i.e., a 306 mm rocket). https://www.iai.co.il/p/rampage

I think they can do it. In prior years, the incentive to invest in it wasn't there because the PN wasn't buying that many ships. However, when you have some 20 patrol boats, 6-8 frigates, and 4+ additional OPVs on the roadmap, there's a good reason to set up the capacity.

IIRC...the CM-400AKG can play that role.

That's a great observation -- so this could be closer to a smaller, lower-cost ALCM. I think a 350-450 kg ALCM (albeit with a lighter payload of 100 kg) create another capability space in the PAF's SOW inventory, complementing the heavier and longer-ranged Ra'ad-II and Taimoor. So, we have the...

Design ownership also helps in many ways. There's the right to re-export the design, of course, but the PN can also decide which input vendors it wants to work with. So, instead of putting up with an OEM-selected partner (e.g., for steel, engines, electronics, etc), the PN can pick its preferred...

H-2 was a glider. H-4 was the rocket-powered version of H-2. It's not so much of a 1:1 replacement, but the new munitions could take over from the H-series across different roles. E.g., if the PAF needs to send a heavyweight munition at long-range (H-2/H-4 have heavy warheads - 600 kg), it'd...

It could be the successor to the H-2.

With respect, but no one respects "international law," certainly not India. If India does something, it won't be because of Pakistan going into Afghanistan to secure its interests, but an inherent weakness within our own borders. To deter, you have to show your enemies what happens when they...

Thoughts on the YX-projects -- @JamD ?

I suspect the Brazilian gov't just hasn't given Embraer the greenlight to take the C-390 to Pakistan for tests. The way I'd frame it is...we're capable of doing it if we acquire the necessary skills and tools. However, we lack that capacity and are unlikely to develop it for a niche project...

There's one dark horse candidate... Embraer KC-390. However, it'd be limited to hose-and-drogue AAR (for JF-17 and J-10CE), not boom refueling (for F-16). That said, the KC-390 could be a feasible way of gradually supplanting the C-130s, especially the older B/E models in the coming decades...

One other option is to design another attack helicopter that sits in between the T129 and T929, e.g., in the 7-8-ton class. This may open the opportunity to use the TS-1400 or, if not suitable, a 10-15% more powerful version of the TS-1400.

Even the actual "progress" is debatable. Musharraf leveraged the US aid to prop up the PKR, which helped generate GDP growth, but through the consumption of imported items. Ishaq Dar pretty much implemented the same economic model -- but on loans instead of aid. Either way, both of their...

I'm Hyderabadi and lived among Hyderabadi Muslims outside of India (who either left before, at, or after partition to the West) all my life, I heard quite a diff story... it's one that's similar to a lot of Indian Muslims, i.e., "things were fine until they weren't." No particular loyalty to India.

Mysterious transfers of Cobham AAR pods one day, perhaps...

Hyderabad State was also forcibly annexed. I guess there are still some Muslims there who'd desire (albeit as a dream) their own state or joining Pakistan (ala Kashmir).

The British gov't realized that there aren't any politicians in Pakistan with enough fangs to take on the military. So, if they want to build any influence, they'll need to work with the armed forces... Now, with America winding back parts of its relationship (especially in terms of arms), it...

Absolutely, and it's imperative that we (i.e., our decision-makers) understand that this puts China in a precarious situation. Unfortunately, we're unable to leverage the geo-political reality to our favour (i.e., by exacting real concessions from China in return for derailing India and keeping...